For the last few weeks, there have been many posts like this one showing the sharp differences between charges for items like heart attacks and how large of a range there is even in geographically close facilities. This is about as surprising as the IRS targeting groups with “tea” in their name. For a real surprise this spring, look to…
Even in light of the recent merger of AB 1003 and AB 1000, and despite posts of opposition by colleagues on this blog, I remain a supporter of AB 1000. I have read the past two posts in this blog, and have worked to try to understand all sides of this issue. The bottom line is that we all would…
The attached letter describes the position of the Physical Therapy Business Alliance (PTBA) on AB 1000, the California Physical Therapy Association’s (CPTA) current bill supporting limited direct access to physical therapy and legalizing physician self referral, historically known as physician-owned physical therapy services (ie, POPTS).
Click here to view the letter…
Physical therapy, especially outpatient private practice, is being threatened in California. Unfortunately, our own leaders of the California Chapter of the APTA are a significant part of the problem. Hundreds of therapists in CA and the Independent Physical Therapists of CA (iPT CA) are very concerned about the compromises in the current version of AB 1000.
This bill will grant…
Today is a day that I’m sure is packed full of fun for Larry Benz, IF he’s doing what he typically does on this particular weekend in May. It’s funny, but the horses I like as my top 3 definitely fit my thoughts on G code cheat sheets… Revolutionary, Overanalyze and Lines of Battle. If I were…
Thanks to all of you who sent or faxed in letters and made phone calls in opposition of SB 381. Yesterday there was a strong coalition of physical therapists at the CA State Capital, and the legislatures made wise decisions in stopping the California Chiropractic Association’s bill, SB 381. The legislator’s clearly saw through the rhetoric and smooth…
Yesterday I was shocked, horrified and saddened by what happened at the Boston Marathon finish line. I took time to reach out to those I knew to see if they were safe via Twitter, facebook, phone calls and texts.
Today is a new day. Today brings new thoughts. The level of physical and emotional trauma that occurred to so many…
Sometimes I read a paper that resonates so loudly that I can’t put it down. That is the case in the paper by Lin & Colleagues available at BMJ Open Access. In this paper the authors studied low back pain (LBP) beliefs of Aboriginal Australians with chronic LBP, a culture whose beliefs had previously protected them against disabling LBP…
A story always snags your attention, doesn’t it?
I’m a fan of implementing evidence, really I am. Evidence though… it’s dry and boring. It doesn’t move me. Tell me a story and you’ve got my attention.
Tell me a story that evokes some kind of emotion AND provide me with a way to take action…
Thanks to Dr. Rob Landel and the California Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Special Interest Group for the following post.
In my last post, I made it clear that physical therapists are more than adequately prepared, through their education and clinical experiences, to perform thrust joint manipulation (TJM). In this post, I like to address the issue of safety, more specifically…
